Hey! I wrote a guest post for my friends over at Jvclothiers all about healthy and fun toddler snacks! I had so much fun writing this post and appreciated them asking me to be a guest blogger.
The post includes Homemade “ice cream” sandwiches and more goodies!!
If you want to go and read my post click HERE.
My little princess turned two months on June 8th! Time is flying by quickly, just as it did with the twins. I have to say that it makes me sad but it also excites me. The twins are so much fun at their age and learning something new everyday. I cant wait to find out about Maddie’s personality and who she is going to be like. I love staring at her and just taking “her in” does that make sense? I mean every time I look at her I cant stop because she is so beautiful. There's something about her little eyes. I'm not sure what it is yet but there's something special about this girl.
At two months:
Here are the twins at two months old:
They both fit on the boppy lounger. They were so tiny compared to Maddie. She takes up that whole boppy! Hah!
Mommy and Daddy love you baby girl! You are getting so big, so quick! We are looking forward to getting to know more about you and seeing that little personality come out over the next month! Stay sweet.
I have bad news. My babies have a virus;( We've been dealing with this awful virus for the past week. They have started feeling better today, Thank goodness!!!
They had this same virus last year. It’s the sister virus to Hand, foot and mouth. Where'd it come from? How'd they get it? I have no answer for that but what I do know is I would rather deal with a double ear infection than this virus. I'm going to quote Bobby Boucher’s momma from the Water Boy and tell you that “it’s the devil”.
They have ulcers on their tongues and in the back of their throats. Jocelynn even has a few on the outside of her mouth. This with over 100 degree fever causes them not to want to eat or drink anything. And when they try to eat or drink they scream because it hurts them so bad;( It breaks my heart. I wish I could take it away from them. The past two days I've gotten them to eat some yogurt, oatmeal and ice cream because sick babies get ice cream! I'm hoping tomorrow will be even better than today because its been so hard trying to care for them and Maddie too (who by the way has not gotten it)! Poor Jocelynn just wants mommy to hold her the whole time and I cant when Maddie is awake because I'm tending to her. It hurts my feelings so bad when she gets mad but I know one day shell understand.
Ive been getting lots of cuddles with this virus but I'm ready to see my happy, playful babies again. I'm so thankful they've been healthy up until this point since Maddies arrival. I knew something was coming though because of that.
The husband is off tomorrow so we are going to try and blow up the twins new pool and let them play if they are up to it! Hope you are all having a great week!
Me and my sweet sick boy. Did I mention he has an ear infection on top of this virus?
Ive always heard that pound cake is an easy recipe but hard to make. I usually go to the frozen section and buy Sarah Lee pound cake and call it my own! I am proud to say I no longer have to purchase pound cake because I have found an amazing recipe! Thank you Lindsay for introducing this Southern Living recipe to me!! It was AMAZING!
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Ingredients:
Beat Butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer about 30 seconds or until creamy. Gradually add 3 cups sugar, beating one minute. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Combine flour and salt; Gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended. Stir in vanilla. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 10” tube or bundt pan.
Bake at 300 for 1 hour and 30-40 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out almost clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10-15 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely on wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired. Yield:1 (10”) cake.
I used a small loaf pan and it made three of them! I was able to freeze one for later! I was seriously amazed at how moist this pound cake is. When you take your first bite you will think you are in heaven!
Well, I knew it would happen sooner or later. I was honestly hoping for a much later visit to the emergency room. I thought they would be at least two before they got hurt?! What can I say though.. they are mine and Matt’s kids. I broke every bone in my body and Matt has had so many stitches he has lost count.
Last Tuesday was a good day. I woke up and nursed Maddie and made breakfast for the twins before they got up. We were all playing and everyone was in such a good mood until we weren't anymore. I was on all fours chasing the kids around having a good time. I decided to run into the kitchen real quick to throw away a diaper. Jocelynn was running after me and she fell. I noticed she was about to faint (which isn't out of the ordinary) so I went to grab her so I could hold her while she fainted. I put her up on the counter to look at her. I was checking her feet, her knees just anything to see why was crying so hard. I looked at her face and noticed blood ALL over her sweet face. My first thought was her mouth. I looked at her gums and made sure her teeth were all there. Then, I noticed her eyebrow was slit right in the middle and her eyelid was cut too. It was gushing out and I felt so sick to my stomach because I knew she must have been in pain. I started crying so hard and did the only thing I knew what to do and just applied pressure to the wound. I ran to get my phone, while holding her, and my phone was dead. NO! I was freaking out and I was terrified. I was just going to call 911 because I had three babies and I thought that might had been easier. Right? But no my phone was dead so I grabbed my IPad and text my SIL. Thankfully she was just right down the road and made it to my house in under five minutes. She held Jocelynn while I threw on some clothes and off to the emergency room we went. My brother in law drove me and Joc. I was a nervous wreck and I wanted to hold Jocelynn to make sure she didn’t fall asleep just incase there was a concussion. I felt so sick to my stomach because she was hurt. All I could think about was what if they have to do stitches? What if she scars? Every thought broke my heart.
Before Stitches
We got to the ER and they got us in right away. A doctor came in and looked at her and said it probably would need stiches but she would try to glue it if she could. I swear 2 hours passed before they came back in our room. Matt had arrived and let the brother in law go home. Jocelynn was happy to see her daddy! Then the doctor walked in with two other nurses and asked if we were ready.. umm who is ever ready to see their child in pain? They wrapped her up in a sheet so she couldn’t fight them. A big man nurse held Jocelynns chest and shoulders down and the other nurse held her head straight up. The doctor attempted to glue it but the wound was too far apart and too deep so stitches it was. She numbed the area and Jocelynn is already furious at this point. I started bawling and telling my baby girl I loved her and that it was ok. She was fighting them so hard it looked like she was having seizures. I hated the look she kept giving me. It was the look of “mommy, why are you letting them do this to me”. I looked over at the hubs and he didn’t look so good. He told me he was about to faint (she gets her fainting from him) so I grabbed his hand and out he went. The doctor and nurse freaked out because he fainted and I kept saying “Oh, he is fine”. Another nurse came in the room and rolled him out hah. Is this eventful enough for you yet? They were finally done stitching Jocelynns brow and I laid in the bed with her and held her until the glue dried. They put glue over the stitches just to secure it. We were good to go after daddy felt better. It all felt like a bad dream. I still cant believe it happened. And the weird thing is that I have no clue what she hit. The area of the house where she fell didn’t have anything around her. The only thing we can think of was her sippy cup because she was running while holding it. I feel so guilty. Like I should've been watching every move. I know we cant watch every step they take and I know they are going to get hurt, but that was so scary. It hurts my heart so bad that she had to get stitches and might even have a scar;(
We stopped at Dairy Queen on the way home to treat our brave girl.
Here's a good picture of her boo-boo. Oh, and that’s food all over her face just so you know hah:)
Dear Jocelynn,
Can we wait a few years before you give me my next heart attack? Please and Thank You. Mommy loves you so much.
First and foremost Id like to thank and remember all the soldiers who lost their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
We started celebrating on Sunday because Matt had to be back at work on Monday. We live on the lake and so do most of our friends. One of our friends has a beautiful point out on the main river and he has been fixing it up for all of us to go out there and enjoy. We went there on Sunday and it is looking so good! We cooked shrimp, beef ribs, hot dogs, sausage, corn on the cob, dip and chips. That’s my kind of food;) It was super hot and we woke Jocelynn from a nap in order to go over there, so lets just say we didn’t have happy babies. All the needed was a second wind apparently because after a couple hours (yes hours) of whininess they were good to go!
We have an inflatable ball pit and one day last week I decided to tape up the hole and fill it with water. They loved it so much. We decided to bring it over to our friends house! The babies even got in the lake with Matt a couple of times.
We put lake water in the pool, that’s why it looks dirty hah.
Jocelynn entertained herself for a while playing with the cup holders on the cooler. She would put her Sippy cup in and out of the holes.
I wish I could show you all just how much JP loves a ball. This is his choice of toy wherever and whenever. We have to take it everywhere with us. He runs after it so fast and then kicks it! The most adorable thing ever.
They started getting hungry after all the swimming and running. I've been wanting to try ribs with them for a while now and I've given them bites of some but never the whole bone. They devoured them!
We had so much fun! The kids were so wore out and slept really good hah! We might have to start doing that every weekend;)
And how could I forget my little miss Maddie Rae? This is what my sweet baby did the whole time…
Hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend and got to spend time with your families like we did!
Last week was hard. Hard doesn’t even begin to describe it.
Jocelynn and JP are both teething. BAD. But they only have a few more teeth to get in before the two year molars. I guess that is a plus. They have been super whiny here lately and it gets so hard when they get like that. Don’t get me wrong, it is perfectly normal for them to act that way. I mean its just apart of growing up. But when I'm trying to nurse Maddie and all JP and Jocelynn want to do is cry and all they want is for me to hold them..its hard. I think they are also just adjusting to sharing mommy. A lot has changed for them in the past two months and I'm trying my hardest to comfort each child the best I know how. The past two days I've been pumping more and bottle feeding Maddie when the twins are up so I'm able to give them attention at the same time. We are all working together to make this work and I am confident that things will get better soon;) Especially once those little devils pop out of their gums.
On top of all of that my dad went to the hospital 2 weeks ago today because he was in so much pain. He has been dealing with a disease called diverticulitis for a while now. A little about the disease thanks to WebMD:
Diverticulosis happens when pouches (diverticula ) form in the wall of the colon . If these pouches get inflamed or infected, it is called diverticulitis. Diverticulitis can be very painful.
Doctors aren't sure what causes diverticula in the colon (diverticulosis). But they think that a low-fiber diet may play a role. Without fiber to add bulk to the stool, the colon has to work harder than normal to push the stool forward. The pressure from this may cause pouches to form in weak spots along the colon.
Diverticulitis happens when feces get trapped in the pouches (diverticula). This allows bacteria to grow in the pouches. This can lead to inflammation or infection.
Symptoms of diverticulitis may last from a few hours to a week or more. Symptoms include:
His case has been pretty severe ever since he ended up in the hospital back in January. They knew they wanted to do a surgery on him to remove part of his colon but the doctor wanted him to be on a specific diet for 6 months before. He hasn’t had any flare ups since then but 2 weeks ago he was in so much pain that he ended back into the hospital. They gave him clear fluids the first few days and then decided he wanted to go ahead and operate. His surgery was at 12 o’clock (I cant even remember the day) one day last week. I had called my mom to see how he was doing and they were just prepping him. I told her to call me when she hears something. This type of surgery takes 2 to even 4 hours. I don’t have my phone beside me all day long because I'm nursing, taking care of toddlers, feeding toddlers, putting Maddie to bed or putting the twins down for a nap. I kept checking my phone and no one had called me yet. Matt got home and I decided to take a bath really quick before I had to wake up Maddie again. I got out of the bath and checked my phone to make sure I didn’t have any missed calls. I had two from my mom and one from my sister. I felt sick to my stomach. I just had that feeling way down in my gut that something had gone wrong or something just wasn’t right. I called my mom back and she had confirmed the feeling I was having. She told me that when my dad had woke from surgery he couldn’t catch his breath and it freaked him out and put him into cardiac arrest. When I heard those words I started shaking. My heart started pounding and of course I started bawling. She told me that they had “revived” him and he was ok. They had him in the ICU on a ventilator to help him breathe. It wasn’t breathing for him because he was breathing but it was helping him so he could relax more. I will you tell you something. There are a few words I never want to hear again, ever. And that’s cardiac arrest and ventilator. I cant even begin to tell you how terrified I was for my dad. I just sat there after my mom told me that and it was almost as if I was out of my body because I just went numb. She kept telling me over and over again that he was ok and I knew he was going to be because he is the strongest most bravest man I know. You still don’t want to hear that though. I started crying while I was talking to her and then she started crying. I hated it. I just wanted to be down there with them.
They took the ventilator out the next morning and he was doing good. He progressed in healing very fast. Every day I called he was getting a little better. I have got to tell you, there is nothing more scary than realizing the fact that your parents aren't always going to be here and its even more scary when that realization comes to reality. I don’t know what I would do without my dad. He is the most wonderful man I know. He is kind, giving, appreciative, funny and all in general just wonderful. I'm so glad the Lord was looking out for him and answered all of my prayers. Thanks to you all too for praying for him. He is now home. He is still recovering but he is doing good. He's back to making jokes so I know he is feeling better;)
Daddy,
I love you so much. You are my hero, my friend, my father. I will always love you.
Thank you Lord for answering our prayers,
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